13th-14th century AD. A standing figure of Christ dressed in a sleeved long tunica talaris or dalmatica reaching to his feet, decorated at the wrists; the left hand once holding a Gospel, the right hand raised in the sign of his double divine and human nature; probably part of a Limoges-style single shrine, altar or casket; fastening hole at the centre of the breast; mounted on a custom-made stand; from Limoges, France. See Wixom, W.D., Treasures from Medieval France, Cleveland, 1967, pp.130-133, for similar items; see also Rhein und Maas Kunst und Kultur, 800-1400, Cologne, 1972. 138 grams total, 11cm including stand (4 1/4"). Ex central London gallery; previously with Luc de Backker, 2012; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10231-166506.